How this executive turned a salmon crisis into a billion-dollar empire

A calculated risk has made this executive a remarkable fortune.

A discreet billionaire: Inge Berg is the founder and owner of one of the world’s largest salmon producers—Nordlaks, based in Norway’s Vesterålen region.
A discreet billionaire: Inge Berg is the founder and owner of one of the world’s largest salmon producers—Nordlaks, based in Norway’s Vesterålen region.Foto: Bent-Are Jensen
Published 9 July 2025, 07:35Updated 9 July 2025, 07:35
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